Growing organic medicinal herbs at Dronagiri

This summer, we grew many new additions for the future physic garden and for around the site at Dronagiri. We are hoping to plant them out this autumn & next Spring. Most of the medicinal plants that are in the garden beds are grown from seed and are all organic. We source organic seeds from Ireland, the UK and Germany.

Here are some of the medicinal herbs we are growing at the moment:

Lots of baby medicinal herb plants coming on for planting out this Autumn and next Spring
Centaury in the herb garden
Centaury & lavender in the herb garden
California poppy growing in our carpark (used to treat insomnia)
Inula in its third year, growing strong
Gathering roses
Gathering Calendula flowers for tincture making
Gathering Feverfew for tincture making
Gathering Yarrow
Oxeye Diasy’s around Satmya
Herb bed – chives & calendula
Calendulas
Gathering feverfew
Comfrey growing
Motherwort
Gingko
Medicinal plants
Mullein
Herb border – feverfew, nasturtium and mullein
Lemon balm
Inula helenium
German Chamomile
Albizzia tree
Olive tree
Gathering yarrow
Herb border
Medicinal herb border
Filipendula
Nettles
Tansy
Cosmos (flower essence)
Rudbekia
Ladies Mantle
Vervain
Tansy
Gathering Inula
Lemon Bergamot

  • Cynara
  • Agrimony
  • Fennel
  • Centaury
  • Wormwood
  • Sweet flag
  • Filipendula
  • Mullein
  • Bee Balm
  • Tulsi
  • Echinacea
  • Ashwagandha
  • Solomon’s seal
  • Hyssop
  • Agastache 
  • Feverfew
  • Tansy
  • Lavender
  • Lemon Bergamot
  • Calendula
  • Yarrow
  • Spilanthes
  • Mugwort
  • Vervain
  • Inula
  • Violet
  • German Chamomile
  • Rose campion
  • Comfrey
  • Eupatorium
  • Ladies mantle
  • Geranium
  • Oregano
  • Bog myrtle
  • Black pepper (indoors)
  • Licorice
  • Stevia
  • Sage
  • Pleurisy root
  • Grindelia
  • Vitex
  • Hypericum
  • Californian poppy
  • Skullcap
  • Rose
  • Jacobs Ladder
  • White peony
  • Motherwort
  • Catmint
  • Mint
  • Vervain
  • Primrose

Medicinal trees & shrubs

  • Hawthorn
  • Birch
  • Oak
  • Albizzia
  • Alder
  • Cramp bark
  • Eucalyptus
  • Olive tree
  • Willow
  • Elder
  • Scots Pine
  • Gingko
  • Black Walnut
  • Buddelia
  • Raspberry
  • Blackberry
  • Blueberry
  • WIld Cherry
  • Juniper
  • Backthorn – sloe
  • Bay tree
  • Tilia

Trees used as flower essences: Beech, Sweet chestnut, Crab apple, Elm, Holly, Hornbeam, pine

Herbs growing wild around Dronagiri

  • Selfheal
  • Violet
  • Dandelion
  • Cleavers
  • Coltsfoot
  • Filipendula
  • Plantain
  • Nettles
  • Rumex
  • Sorrel
  • Primrose:
  • Honeysuckle: used to ease sore & irritated throats
  • Herb robbert
  • Blackberry
  • St Johns Wort

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